Friday, March 11, 2005

Out the door...

so to speak (off to the salt mines, more like :-)Here's a parting shot. Think for a sec what changes you can make along the lines of "How can I live my day with LESS impact?"
Less spending.
Less hassle, etc.
"Can I buy/do Xxxx for less $$/effort?"
"Can I get a better quality (stuff/experience, whatever) for less $$/effort?"
etc.
It's the essense of true tightwaddery: can I do better with/for less?
Heck, even simple things like washing the dishes. Do I need a dishwasher for two people? Can I clean the dishes for a two person meal faster and better by hand? Can it be a better experience than that muted rumble in the background from the dishwasher, that almost sub-sonic hum? I found the answer to that to be "Yes"—IF I make it so.
There are probably a myriad of things in our lives that we think are convenient and frugal but are not. Just try today looking at what you do and asking
"Can I do/have this better for less $$/effort? Can I have a better quality life for... less?"
Might be a surprise or two waiting.
Update: *sheesh!* Some folks are entirely too preoccupied with sex. After some offline queries, "Xxxx" above does NOT refer to

1.) Porn
2.) Getting some X-chromosome-laden "stuff," as in "Four xes? Must mean two
women... " *shee-e-esh* (slaps forehead... not my own, dope-slap on backswing)
2a.) No, the size of the xes has nothing to do with anything either.
3.) Anything but some unspecified "unknown"